# Westmorland (federal electoral district)

Westmorland was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.
It was created by the British North America Act 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Westmorland—Kent and Moncton ridings.
It consisted of the County of Westmorland.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Westmorland |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Albert James Smith | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1873 | Albert James Smith | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1873–1874 | Albert James Smith | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Albert James Smith | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Albert James Smith | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Josiah Wood | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Josiah Wood | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1895 | Josiah Wood | Conservative |
| 7th | 1895–1896 | Henry Absalom Powell | Liberal–Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Henry Absalom Powell | Liberal–Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Henry Emmerson | Liberal |
| 9th | 1904–1904 | Henry Emmerson | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Henry Emmerson | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Henry Emmerson | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1914 | Henry Emmerson | Liberal |
| 12th | 1915–1917 | Arthur Bliss Copp | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Arthur Bliss Copp | Liberal |
| 14th | 1921–1922 | Arthur Bliss Copp | Liberal |
| 14th | 1922–1925 | Arthur Bliss Copp | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Otto Baird Price | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Otto Baird Price | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Otto Baird Price | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Henry Read Emmerson | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Henry Read Emmerson | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Henry Read Emmerson | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Edmund William George | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Henry Murphy | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Henry Murphy | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | William Creaghan | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Sherwood Rideout | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1964 | Sherwood Rideout | Liberal |
| 26th | 1964–1965 | Margaret Rideout | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Margaret Rideout | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Westmorland—Kent and Moncton |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Albert James Smith | 2,207 | 82.9 |
| | Conservative | Israël Landry | 454 | 17.1 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert Smith | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election: on Mr. Smith being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries:
By-election on 7 November 1873 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Albert James Smith | acclaimed |
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert James Smith | acclaimed |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Albert James Smith | 2,572 | 57.2 |
| | Unknown | R.A. Chapman | 1,928 | 42.8 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Josiah Wood | 2,620 | 54.5 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal | Albert James Smith | 2,188 | 45.5 | -11.7 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Josiah Wood | 3,252 | 54.5 | n/c |
| | Liberal | Henry Emmerson | 2,710 | 45.5 | n/c |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Josiah Wood | 4,205 | 67.2 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal | William F. George | 2,057 | 32.8 | -12.7 |
By-election: on Mr. Wood being called to the Senate:
By-election on 5 August 1895 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Henry A. Powell | acclaimed |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Henry A. Powell | 3,442 | 50.1 | -17.1 |
| | Liberal | C.N. Robinson | 3,427 | 49.9 | +17.1 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Emmerson | 4,420 | 52.9 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry A. Powell | 3,934 | 47.1 | -3.0 |
By-election: on Mr. Emmerson being appointed Minister of Railways and Canals:
By-election on 30 January 1904 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Emmerson | acclaimed |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Emmerson | 4,693 | 55.6 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Henry A. Powell | 3,747 | 44.4 | -2.7 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Emmerson | 5,047 | 58.0 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Frederick William Sumner | 3,662 | 42.0 | -2.4 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Emmerson | 4,452 | 50.4 | -7.6 |
| | Unknown | Medley Godfrey Siddall | 4,388 | 49.6 | +7.6 |
By-election: on Mr. Emmerson's death:
By-election on 1 February 1915 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Arthur Bliss Copp | acclaimed |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Opposition | Arthur Bliss Copp | 6,645 | 57.2 | +6.8 |
| | Government | Otto Baird Price | 4,982 | 42.8 | -6.8 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Arthur Bliss Copp | 12,646 | 61.4 | +4.2 |
| Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 4,884 | 23.7 | -19.1 |
| Progressive | Albert Ernest Trites | 3,059 | 14.9 | * |
By-election: on Mr. Copp's appointment as Secretary of State of Canada:
By-election on 19 January 1922 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Arthur Bliss Copp | acclaimed |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 11,806 | 60.3 | +36.6 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Albert Smith | 7,780 | 39.7 | -21.7 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 10,737 | 51.3 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 10,204 | 48.7 | +9.0 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 13,304 | 55.1 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 10,836 | 44.9 | -3.8 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 16,307 | 62.8 | +17.9 |
| Conservative | Otto Baird Price | 6,342 | 24.4 | -30.7 |
| Reconstruction | Charles Younger-Lewis | 3,312 | 12.8 | * |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 16,431 | 61.6 | -1.2 |
| | National Government | William Emmet McMonagle | 10,259 | 38.4 | +14.0 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Read Emmerson | 17,251 | 53.0 | -8.6 |
| Progressive Conservative | William Alfred Walker | 11,612 | 35.7 | -2.7 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Claude Pearson Milton | 3,707 | 11.4 | * |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edmund William George | 20,649 | 57.3 | +4.3 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Edward Murphy | 11,696 | 32.4 | -3.3 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Robert Rogers | 3,702 | 10.3 | -1.1 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Murphy | 20,160 | 54.4 | -2.9 |
| Progressive Conservative | William Gerald Stewart | 14,788 | 39.9 | +7.5 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Claude Pearson Milton | 2,099 | 5.7 | -4.6 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Murphy | 19,873 | 50.7 | -3.7 |
| Progressive Conservative | William Creaghan | 16,478 | 42.0 | +3.1 |
| Social Credit | Silas Taylor | 1,476 | 3.8 | * |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward McAllister | 1,373 | 3.5 | -2.2 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | William Creaghan | 20,149 | 48.3 | +6.3 |
| Liberal | Henry Murphy | 18,597 | 44.5 | -6.2 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward McAllister | 2,478 | 5.9 | +2.4 |
| Social Credit | Silas Taylor | 522 | 1.3 | -2.5 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Sherwood Rideout | 18,334 | 42.8 | -1.7 |
| Progressive Conservative | William Creaghan | 17,818 | 41.6 | -6.7 |
| New Democratic Party | Edward McAllister | 5,848 | 13.7 | +7.8 |
| Social Credit | John Bampton | 836 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Sherwood Rideout | 19,989 | 48.1 | +5.3 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Paul LeBlanc | 16,356 | 39.4 | -2.2 |
| New Democratic Party | Edward McAllister | 4,415 | 10.6 | -3.1 |
| Social Credit | John Bampton | 771 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
By-election: on Mr. Rideout's death:
By-election on 9 November 1964 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Margaret Rideout | 20,401 | 55.0 | +6.9 |
| Progressive Conservative | Edward Murphy | 14,090 | 38.0 | -1.4 |
| New Democratic Party | Henry Landry | 2,615 | 7.0 | -3.6 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Margaret Rideout | 20,768 | 49.7 | -5.3 |
| Progressive Conservative | R.F. Robinson | 15,090 | 36.1 | -1.9 |
| New Democratic Party | John Dimick | 5,943 | 14.2 | +7.2 |